AU578802B2 - Fail-safe valve actuator - Google Patents

Fail-safe valve actuator

Info

Publication number: AU578802B2
Authority: AU; Australia
Prior art keywords: fail; valve actuator; safe valve; safe; actuator
Prior art date: 1985-02-26
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Ceased

Application number

AU54055/86A

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

AU5405586A (en

Inventor

Michael Andrew Karr Jr.

John Marcus Zwiegel

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Vetco Gray LLC

Original Assignee

Gray Tool Co

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1985-02-26

Filing date

1986-02-25

Publication date

1988-11-03

1986-02-25 Application filed by Gray Tool Co filed Critical Gray Tool Co

1986-09-04 Publication of AU5405586A publication Critical patent/AU5405586A/en

1988-11-03 Application granted granted Critical

1988-11-03 Publication of AU578802B2 publication Critical patent/AU578802B2/en

2006-02-25 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Ceased legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K31/00—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices
- F16K31/12—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid
- F16K31/122—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid the fluid acting on a piston
- F16K31/1228—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid the fluid acting on a piston with a stationary piston
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
- F16K—VALVES; TAPS; COCKS; ACTUATING-FLOATS; DEVICES FOR VENTING OR AERATING
- F16K31/00—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices
- F16K31/12—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid
- F16K31/14—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid for mounting on, or in combination with, hand-actuated valves
- F16K31/143—Actuating devices; Operating means; Releasing devices actuated by fluid for mounting on, or in combination with, hand-actuated valves the fluid acting on a piston

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Fluid-Driven Valves (AREA)
Actuator (AREA)

AU54055/86A 1985-02-26 1986-02-25 Fail-safe valve actuator Ceased AU578802B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US70557685A	1985-02-26	1985-02-26
US705576		1985-02-26
US06/738,921 US4643390A (en)	1985-02-26	1985-05-29	Fail-safe valve actuator
US738921		1985-05-29

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
AU5405586A AU5405586A (en)	1986-09-04
AU578802B2 true AU578802B2 (en)	1988-11-03

Family

ID=27107532

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
AU54055/86A Ceased AU578802B2 (en)	1985-02-26	1986-02-25	Fail-safe valve actuator

Country Status (8)

Country	Link
US (1)	US4643390A (da)
EP (1)	EP0192973B1 (da)
AU (1)	AU578802B2 (da)
BR (1)	BR8600784A (da)
CA (1)	CA1266853A (da)
DE (1)	DE3664522D1 (da)
DK (1)	DK86486A (da)
NO (1)	NO161875C (da)

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US9273796B2 (en)	2007-09-27	2016-03-01	Kmatic Aps	Valve actuator system
NO338078B1 (no) *	2009-10-21	2016-07-25	Vetco Gray Scandinavia As	Undersjøisk ventilaktuator med visuell ventilstillingsindikator koblet til en manuell overstyringsaksel
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US3379405A (en) *	1966-01-03	1968-04-23	Acf Ind Inc	Valve
US3695577A (en) *	1969-11-27	1972-10-03	Danfoss As	Valve, particularly a thermostatic expansion valve for refrigerating equipment

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1985
- 1985-05-29 US US06/738,921 patent/US4643390A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1986
- 1986-01-27 EP EP86101043A patent/EP0192973B1/en not_active Expired
- 1986-01-27 DE DE8686101043T patent/DE3664522D1/de not_active Expired
- 1986-02-21 NO NO860647A patent/NO161875C/no unknown
- 1986-02-25 AU AU54055/86A patent/AU578802B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1986-02-25 BR BR8600784A patent/BR8600784A/pt not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1986-02-25 CA CA000502613A patent/CA1266853A/en not_active Expired
- 1986-02-25 DK DK86486A patent/DK86486A/da not_active Application Discontinuation

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3378224A (en) *	1965-06-28	1968-04-16	Otis Eng Co	Well tools
US3379405A (en) *	1966-01-03	1968-04-23	Acf Ind Inc	Valve
US3695577A (en) *	1969-11-27	1972-10-03	Danfoss As	Valve, particularly a thermostatic expansion valve for refrigerating equipment

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
NO161875B (no)	1989-06-26
DK86486D0 (da)	1986-02-25
AU5405586A (en)	1986-09-04
CA1266853A (en)	1990-03-20
DE3664522D1 (en)	1989-08-24
BR8600784A (pt)	1986-11-04
NO860647L (no)	1986-08-27
NO161875C (no)	1989-10-04
US4643390A (en)	1987-02-17
EP0192973A1 (en)	1986-09-03
DK86486A (da)	1986-08-27
EP0192973B1 (en)	1989-07-19

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DE3665560D1 (en)	1989-10-19	Aerosol valve actuator
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SU1568895A3 (ru)	1990-05-30	Bpaщaющийcя peгулиpующий kлaпah
AU578802B2 (en)	1988-11-03	Fail-safe valve actuator
AU582274B2 (en)	1989-03-16	Control disc valve
GB8424746D0 (en)	1984-11-07	Valve actuator control
AU560634B2 (en)	1987-04-09	Valve actuator
AU1522488A (en)	1988-11-10	Fluid control valve
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AU6413586A (en)	1987-04-30	Control valve.
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